Schalke 04 and Wacken Open Air both rely on them. To keep every fan refreshed, both the Ruhr-based football club and the heavy metal festival in Germany depend on long pipelines. At the Gelsenkirchen Stadium, more than five kilometres of pipe keep the beer flowing for over 60,000 spectators – making Schalke 04 home to one of the world’s largest beer pipelines. And Wacken Open Air has to quench the thirst of up to 75,000 festival-goers.
Clearly, without extensive use of piping, the food and beverage industry – and the leisure sector as a whole – simply wouldn’t function. Yet quality matters just as much as quantity. So, what does it take to design pipes that deliver the perfect pint? In the sensitive beverage industry, hygiene is paramount – sterility must be guaranteed during production, storage, transport, and when serving the product. There can be no cavities, crevices or dead space; pipes must be easy to clean, and corrosion is completely out of the question.
So the flavour never falls short
That’s why stainless steel and plastic pipes are widely used, provided they are designed with the right geometry. And the pipe industry keeps on innovating and refining its products! The result: food and drink that not only quench thirst and satisfy hunger, but also deliver uncompromised flavour.
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